RPI president, professor elected AAAS fellow

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson and Gwo-Ching Wang, department chair and professor of physics, were elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

The announcement was made in today’s issue of Science magazine.

Jackson and Wang are two of 449 fellows elected this year. Fellows are recognized for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science.

Jackson previously served as president and chairman of the AAAS. Wang was recognized for her contributions “to the fields of surface and overlayer phase transitions and dynamics of thin film growth using electron diffraction.”

Jackson and Wang will be honored at AAAS’ annual meeting in San Francisco in February.